Raise the Flag for Rock - AIRBOURNE Sign to Spinefarm Records
(New York, N.Y.): AIRBOURNE-unswerving
champions of the hard rock cause whose spectacular global success, live
and on record, has consistently clenched a fist for the genre as a
whole- have signed a worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records.
Driven
by a formidable "Work hard, play hard" ethic, and keen to entertain on
the grandest of scales, this award-winning quartet, formed in regional
Australia in 2003, have been proudly walking the rock 'n' roll path
since their early teenage years, inspired by the music's great and
glorious past, yet determined to move things forward on a wave of
blurred limbs and boundless energy.
Led into action by brothers Joel and Ryan O'Keeffe, vocalist/lead guitarist and drummer, respectively, the lineup is completed by David Roads on guitar and Justin Street
on bass. The four have spent the past 10 years establishing themselves
as a true force of nature: living on the road, selling out major venues,
charting albums and appearing on bills with some of rock's most
legendary names, from Iron Maiden to the Rolling Stones.
With AIRBOURNE, everything is to the hilt, which means that front man Joel O'Keeffe
is as likely to be climbing the lighting rig or going "walkabout" in
the venue as positioned behind the mic; it also means that their three
studio albums - Runnin' Wild (2007), No Guts. No Glory (2009) and Black Dog Barking (2013) - are home to some of the most rousing rock anthems of the past few years.
Songs
like "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast," "No Way But the Hard Way, "Live
it Up" and "Runnin' Wild" itself comprise a body of work that hasn't
escaped the notice of AC/DC's Angus Young, who was recently asked in an
interview what he thinks of modern rock music, saying, "I see it as
healthy, because there's newer stuff coming through. I really like
Airbourne."
Since the release of Runnin' Wild, a silver record in the UK, AIRBOURNE
have notched up an impressive array of international facts 'n' stats.
These include Top 20 chart entries, No. 1 Rock Chart positions, awards
for Best Album and Best Live Act, numerous placements in
video games and TV/movie outlets, plus key spots at the biggest
festivals around the world, the likes of Wacken and Rock Am Ring/Rock Im
Park in Germany and Sonisphere and Download in the UK, with Sweden
Rock, Greenfield (Switzerland), Hellfest (France) and Graspop (Belgium)
already confirmed for 2015.
Now, with sights set on absolute world domination and Album Number 4 likely to be released later this year, AIRBOURNE have joined forces with Spinefarm Records in a new global deal that sees Spinefarm partnering with Universal Germany's Vertigo imprint for the German-speaking markets.
"We're
pumped up to have signed on the dotted line to the world's toughest and
truest hard rock label, Spinefarm. We have worked with some of the guys
on this team in the past, and we're extremely confident about having
each other's back in the trenches for many hard rockin' years to come.
We're chompin' at the bit to get ROCKIN' and KICKIN' ARSE in 2015 and
beyond." - CHEERS from AIRBOURNE.
Says Spinefarm General Manager Worldwide, Jonas Nachsin, who previously worked with the group as Roadrunner President, "We are so proud to be the new global home for the amazing AIRBOURNE!
They are a band who have thrilled audiences around the world with their
insanely energetic live shows and wildly anthemic songs, and all of us
at Spinefarm are excited to be part of their ensuing juggernaut."
Daniel Lieberberg, Senior Vice President, Universal Music Germany,
added, "Germany, Austria and Switzerland have always been strong
markets for this unique band. We're excited to closely collaborate with
Spinefarm Records on our mission to bring Airbourne to a new level in
our part of the world."
2015 finds AIRBOURNE
perfectly placed to take things to a new level everywhere, building on
their passion, hard graft and heady achievements, and bringing along an
ever-growing army of fans for the (white-knuckle) ride; and one thing is
for sure, there'll be no resting on laurels...
Ask Joel O'Keeffe about his days in college, and his response neatly spotlights "The AIRBOURNE Way":
"I
drove by the college on the way to a gig," he recalls. "This was in the
early days, all the gear was in the back of the van. I planned to stop
off and pick up the diploma certificate, but in the end, I didn't
bother. I didn't want anything to fall back on, NO Plan B... I knew what
I wanted to do, I was committed to Rock 'n' 'Roll, so as far as I was
concerned, it was and still is all or nothing."
Raise the flag for Rock 'n' Roll.
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